US EditionMissing Landlord Killed By Her Tenant: San Bernardino County Sheriff's Dept.
Margaret Minier was arrested after human remains were discovered on the property she rented, with authorities yet to disclose the motive for the suspected homicide.
- On Thursday, Margaret Minier, 57, was arrested on suspicion of killing her 72-year-old landlord, Mindy Kum, after authorities found remains at the Phelan rental property.
- Investigators say the case began when Kum's family reported her missing, prompting the California Highway Patrol to issue a Silver Alert on Tuesday.
- During the property search, officials found human remains on the Phelan property though officials have not confirmed identity, and Sheriff's spokesperson Mara Rodriguez said, `Upon her release from the hospital, she will be booked for PC 187-Murder`.
- As of Monday, prosecutors had not filed charges, and officials said the motive remains unknown as the district attorney's office and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department continue their investigation.
- Investigators traced Kum's last known movements to Phelan, focusing the search on the 6400 block of Smoke Tree Road; both women hail from the High Desert region of San Bernardino County.
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Tenant arrested in murder of her landlord in Inland Empire
A tenant in the Inland Empire was arrested for the murder of her landlord in an Inland Empire town. The investigation began as a missing person’s report and led officials from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to a rental property owned by the landlord, identified as 72-year-old Mindy Kum. After finding Kum’s remains at the home, the tenant, Margaret...
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Phelan woman arrested on suspicion of killing her 72-year-old landlord
A Phelan woman was arrested Thursday, Sept. 4, on suspicion of killing her 72-year-old landlord, whose family reported her missing days before. Margaret Minier, 57, was arrested on suspicion of killing Mindy Kum after sheriff’s officials found human remains on the Phelan property Minier rented from Kum, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department statement issued Sunday. The California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert on Tuesda…
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